The Improv Draft
Aug
25

The Improv Draft

Welcome to The Improv Draft! An unruly bunch of improvisers have been randomly drafted onto teams to perform a night of long-form improv comedy. Everything is unscripted, made up on the spot, and inspired by suggestions from the audience.

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See You Later Show
Aug
21

See You Later Show

The See You Later Show is a stupidly silly take on a late night television show. From desk pieces like “Let’s Get Graphic” where host Rachel Niswander shares her latest comedic graphs, to Weekend Update-style character interviews with the “Guy Who Definitely Didn’t Tase Himself in the Balls”, the most fun components of late-night TV are combined into one show.

While each “episode” features new guests, several characters and sketches featured on shows in the past have also been featured in the Montreal Sketchfest, Sketch Night at the DC Improv, Austin Sketchfest, and the Seattle Sketchfest Fall Stream.

 

Featuring: Rachel Niswander, Josh Blume, Julia Schroeder, Rebecca Skowron, Devin O’Neill, Michelle Chan Bennett, Jetta Juriansz, and more TBD!

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Sounds Funny Players @ The Detroit Improv Festival
Aug
10

Sounds Funny Players @ The Detroit Improv Festival

Cast members of the podcast 'Sounds Funny Radio' have been given a day pass to leave the recording studio. And they chose to spend it on stage doing improv! Unplugged and off the record, witness the talent pool that Chartable.com calls "Somewhere between #24 and #180 on the Apple Podcasts United States of America Improv chart"

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Looper @ The Detroit Improv Festival
Aug
9

Looper @ The Detroit Improv Festival

Looper is an improvised scene on repeat. The team will improvise one scene, and then recreate it over and over again for the entire show. Strap in for a surreal journey as they create a copy of a copy, indulge in their failures, and spiral into absurdity and madness.

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Gander opening for What Makes [You] Laugh
Jun
29

Gander opening for What Makes [You] Laugh

Gander is an improv team made of Michigan-born and bred improvisers

Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh. Sit back, relax, and watch the chaos unfold.

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Viper Eagles @ Manhattan Theatresports
Jun
22

Viper Eagles @ Manhattan Theatresports

Viper Eagles (Julia Schroeder, James Quesada, Valerie Ward, Nicole Pascaretta) defend their title in June’s Theatresports improv competition

Theatresports™ is the fast-paced improv show where two teams of improvisers will compete against each other, taking your suggestions to perform hilarious scenes, songs, games and more! YOU may even be brought up on stage to help them out! Boo the Judges as they score each teams scene and bring them farther or closer to winning the night! At the end of the show, one team will be crowned the winner based on the judges total scores. This show has been done all around the world and is a perfect way to start your Night in New York!

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Main Character Energy
Jun
17

Main Character Energy

The cult favorite character comedy show, Main Character Energy, moves this June to the newly opened The Second City Blackbox! Co-hosted by Chloe Bivona (Impractical Jokers) and Caitlin Briody (Strong Female Lead), this performance will feature original comedic character monologues from Lily Blumkin (The Daily Show), Julia Schroeder (Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon), Jeremy Pinson (The Hot Folder), Liam Caplan (Paranormal Caught on Camera), Devin Bockrath (Olestra), and Edson Montenegro (UCB). Come and see what audiences have called “an exercise in blind egotism” and “a seriously delusional group of people.”

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Time to Kill Sketch Comedy Variety Show
Jun
15

Time to Kill Sketch Comedy Variety Show

Writers and producers at The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, and more of the best comedians in New York City come together for Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show — with each performance packed with sketches, musical numbers, celebrity impressions, and more! If I Think You Should Leave’s Tim Robinson had octuplets, it would be the cast of “Time to Kill.” One thing they all have in common? They KILL it onstage.

Caveat is proud to announce that Time to Kill: A Sketch Comedy Show! is now a monthly Saturday prime-time sketch comedy residency at the theater!

Time to Kill was recently rec'd by Time Out NY as "one of the best things to do in NYC" and the NY Times just rec'd the show as "What to Do in NYC." The team's live sketch comedy credits include: 2024 SF Sketchfest, 2023 NY SketchFest (headliners), 2024 Hudson Valley Comedy Festival (headliners), and 2023 NY Comedy Festival. Members of Time to Kill performed their original sketches on NBC’s comedy series Bring the Funny across several episodes with Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen, Amanda Seales, and Jeff Foxworthy.

This month stars America's sweethearts Rachael Burke (The Tonight Show), James Caven (The PIT), McKenna Cox (Story Pirates), Scott Hercman (The Daily Show), J. Steven Madura (The PIT), Nick Reichheld (NBC's Bring the Funny), Julia Schroeder (Story Pirates), Channing Tookes (The Armory), and stand-up from viral violinist and comedian Isabel Hagen!

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The Benny Winner Show
May
26

The Benny Winner Show

Following in the footsteps of his heroes, Benny Winner lives out his dream of being a trashy talk show host. Since a young boy Benny Winner dreamed of hosting his own talk show, like his hero's Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos and Maury. Today, he finally gets that chance.

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Theatresports! Improv Competition
May
25
to May 26

Theatresports! Improv Competition

The Viper Eagles are back at it. After a rousing win in March, they compete in a slew of categories against some other improv team that has no chance. Viper Eagles consists of Valerie Ward, James Quesada, Nicole Pascaretta, and Julia Schroeder

Theatresports™ is the fast-paced improv show where two teams of improvisers will compete against each other, taking your suggestions to perform hilarious scenes, songs, games and more! YOU may even be brought up on stage to help them out! Boo the Judges as they score each teams scene and bring them farther or closer to winning the night! At the end of the show, one team will be crowned the winner based on the judges total scores. This show has been done all around the world and is a perfect way to start your Night in New York!

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Young Douglas
May
23

Young Douglas

Julia does a character set to open for her favorite sketch team on earth, Young Douglas

Young Douglas is a fully stocked sketch comedy team that will get you buzzing with laughter. Born at the UCB Theatre, they’ve premiered over 15 all-new shows, leading to features in Vulture, the New York Comedy Festival, and the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Cast credits include ABC's FBI, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Onion, Just For Laughs, Reductress, and the national tours of Jersey Boys and To Kill A Mockingbird. Composed of Evan Forde Barden, Fallon Boles, Andrea Coleman, Laura Fabius, Dylan Fugel, Devin Gant, Adrienne Ianniciello, Jeffrey Kitt, David Morton, Carly Silverman & Darrow Thomas, they're an 11-headed comedy hydra that goes down smooth.

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It's Morning, New York
May
18

It's Morning, New York

Come join your favorite hosts, Shelly and Flaco (Savannah Snow and Wilfredo Diaz) at the "live taping" of their hit morning talk show-complete with sketch, improv, musical comedy, dancing, stand up and so much more!!

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Looper
May
12

Looper

Looper is an improvised scene on repeat. This ensemble of actors will improvise one scene and then recreate it over and over again for the entire show. Strap in for a surreal journey as they create a copy of a copy, indulge in their failures, and spiral into absurdity and madness!

With musical guest Seann Cantatore and an improv set by The Sounds Funny Players.

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LOOPER
Mar
29
to Mar 31

LOOPER

Looper is an improv comedy show where the actors recreate one scene over and over again! With additional improv teams and a musical guest.

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Kangaroo Court
Mar
27

Kangaroo Court

Welcome to Kangaroo Court, where criminal comedians defend themselves against the charges brought against them. Each comedian will be judged by a “jury of their peers” (i.e., YOU, the audience) and determined to be guilty or not guilty. A guest bailiff and judge will hand out a sentence to these crooked comics. In this court, everyone is out of order!

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Disco(unt): The Disco Variety Show
Mar
23

Disco(unt): The Disco Variety Show

Based on a love and deeply inaccurate knowledge of the 70's DISCOunt: The Disco Variety Show highlights a cast of Comedians, Drag, and Burlesque performers, in a “Powerfully Dumb” clown filled and chaotic evening full of Dance Parties, Equus, Boxing, Puppets, Tang, and Talk Shows hosted by Christopher Morucci and Kendall Davis.

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Character Annex
Mar
19

Character Annex

The Character Annex invites you to a night PACKED full of the newest and best NYC character comedians in the game. Come for a night of laughter with this rapid fire display of character comedy!

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